# Accident 19970103000169A: Bell 206A, Linden, NJ, January 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1997
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103000169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AUTO ROTATION PRACTICE WHEN IT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA041), Jan 3, 1997: Bell 206A (N555SJ), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot allowing the rotor RPM to decay and his failure to take remedial action in time to recover the autorotation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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